# Crushing injuries at Dan Williams Compnay
> OSHA SIR `2020055028` · 5/31/2020 · EL PASO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Crushing injuries
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Plastic, PVC, or rubber pipes and tubing
- **Secondary source:** Beams-unattached metal
## Employer
- **Name:** Dan Williams Compnay
- **Location:** Mesa Parkway, EL PASO, TEXAS, 79913
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was installing pipes for highway construction. Two of the employee's fingers were crushed between a girder and a PVC pipe. The employee underwent surgery.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*